Ulla Sallert (27 March 1923 – 11 May 2018
) was a Swedish actress and singer.
[Mordden p.51]
Sallert was born in Stockholm, and studied singing at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdin ...
. Her debut performance was in an operetta at
Oscarsteatern
Oscarsteatern (English: Oscar Theatre), also known simply as Oscars, is one of Stockholm's private theatres and is the best-known musical theatre in Sweden. It is located at Kungsgatan 63 in central Stockholm. History
The theater was designed ...
in 1944, and she became one of the foremost operetta and musical singers in Sweden in the 1950s. Sallert was part of the original cast of ''
Ben Franklin in Paris
''Ben Franklin in Paris'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Sidney Michaels, and music by Mark Sandrich, Jr. with two songs contributed by Jerry Herman.
Premise
The story is a somewhat fictionalized account of Benjamin Franklin's adventure ...
''; the role of Diane de Vobrillac was written especially for her. Her last role was the Duchess in ''
Me and My Girl'', which she performed several times in the 2010s.
Selected filmography
* ''
Evening at the Djurgarden
''Evening at the Djurgarden'' (Swedish: ''Djurgårdskvällar'') is a 1946 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Adolf Jahr, Emy Hagman and Nils Ericsson.Krawc p.425 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. Th ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Don't Give Up'' (1947)
* ''
The Key and the Ring
''The Key and the Ring'' (Swedish ''Nyckeln och ringen'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by and starring Anders Henrikson. The cast also includes Aino Taube, Lauritz Falk and Eva Dahlbeck.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 The film's sets were designe ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Voyage in the Night
''Voyage in the Night'' (Swedish: ''Resa i natten'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Eva Dahlbeck and Ulla Sallert. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets we ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Hello Baby
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The show aired for seven seasons, and ...
'' (1976)
* ''
Nils Karlsson Pyssling
''Nils Karlsson Pyssling'' is a 1990 Swedish family film based on the short story with the same name by Astrid Lindgren.
Cast
* Oskar Löfkvist
Johan Oskar Löfkvist (born 27 September 1980) is a Swedish actor.
Filmography
*'' Beck – ...
'' (1990)
References
Bibliography
* Ethan Mordden. ''Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Further reading
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External links
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1923 births
2018 deaths
Swedish film actresses
Swedish stage actresses
Singers from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish women singers
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